A Year Without Rain

chronology
A Year Without Rain
Studio album by Selena Gomez & the Scene
Publication ; (s)	September 21, 2010
admission	April – August 2010
Label (s)	Hollywood Records
Format (s)	CD, download
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	10
running time	34:39
occupation	Singing : Selena Gomez ; Guitar : Ethan Roberts; Bass : Joey Clement; Drums : Greg Garman; Keyboard : Dane Forrest;
June 22, 2010	Round & Round
September 7, 2010	A Year Without Rain

A Year Without Rain is the second studio album by the US band Selena Gomez & the Scene . It was released on September 21, 2010 under the label Hollywood Records and contains the singles Round & Round and A Year Without Rain .

background

In early 2010, Gomez announced that she and her band were working on a new album. She described that the album should sound different from her first album, Kiss & Tell , because she and her music had matured and it contained elements from reggae music. On August 17, 2010, Gomez announced the track list for the album, which was then released on September 21, 2010.

Published singles

Round & Round

The album's first single, Round & Round , was released on June 22, 2010. The music video, which was filmed in Budapest , was released two days earlier. The song achieved platinum status in the United States .

A Year Without Rain

The second single, A Year Without Rain , was released four days after the accompanying music video was released on September 7, 2010. A Spanish version of the song was released under the title Un Año Sin Lluvia with the same music video. With number three in Belgium and Bulgaria , the single got its highest chart positions there.

Track list

#	title	Songwriting	length
1.	Round & Round	Kevin Rudolf, Andrew Bolooki, Fefe Dobson, Jeff Halavacs, Jacob Kasher	3:06
2.	A Year Without Rain	Lindy Robbins, Toby Gad	3:54
3.	Rock God	Katy Perry , Printz Board, Victoria Jane Horn, Ahmed Bittar	3:08
4th	Off the chain	Tim James, Antonina Armato, Devrim Karaoglu	4:03
5.	Summer's Not Hot	Antonina Armato, Tim James, Nadir Khayat	3:05
6th	Intuition (with Eric Bellinger )	Toby Gad, Eric Bellinger, Lindy Robbins	2:59
7th	Spotlight	Peer Åström, Shelly Peiken, Adam Anders, Nikki Hassman	3:31
8th.	Ghost of You	Shelly Peiken, Jonas Jeberg, Rasmus Seebach, Ahmed Bittar	3:23
9.	Sick of You	Matt Squire, Lucas Banker	3:23
10.	Live Like There's No Tomorrow	Matt Bronleewe, Nicky Chinn, Andrew Fromm, Meghan Kabir	4:07

A Year Without Rain Tour

Gomez and her band went with the album from October 20, 2010 to May 14, 2011 on the A Year Without Rain Tour , which led through North America , South America and Europe .

reception

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	22nd (16 weeks)	16
Austria (Ö3)	19th (11 weeks)	11
Switzerland (IFPI)	37 (9 weeks)	9
United Kingdom (OCC)	14th (8 weeks)	8th
United States (Billboard)	4th (55 weeks)	55

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	20,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold 1 × platinum	650,000